Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture

Reginald F. Lewis Museum
Established	2005
Location	830 East Pratt Street ; Baltimore, Maryland 21202; United States
Coordinates	39°17′15″N 76°36′14″W / 39.28750°N 76.60389°WCoordinates: 39°17′15″N 76°36′14″W / 39.28750°N 76.60389°W
Director	Wanda Draper
Website	http://www.lewismuseum.org

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History & Culture is an African-American museum located at 830 E. Pratt Street in Baltimore, Maryland. Opened in 2005,^[1] the museum is dedicated to showing the struggles for self-determination made by African-American Marylanders. The museum is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, and was named after Reginald F. Lewis, a wealthy African-American lawyer and businessman from Baltimore, whose foundation donated $5 million towards the museum's endowment and founding. Construction of the museum cost $34 million.^[2]

Permanent exhibits include "The Strength of the Mind, Things Hold, Lines Connect" and "Building Maryland, Building America". Other facilities include an oral history recording and listening studio, a special exhibition gallery, a 200-seat theater auditorium, a classroom and resource center.^[2] The museum is nicknamed "the Reggie".

References

↑ "Support the Museum." Reginald F. Lewis Museum. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
1 2 Taylor, Asha (July 18, 2005). "Baltimore Celebrates Opening of Maryland Black History Museum Named For Late Business Tycoon Reginald F. Lewis". Jet. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

External links

Official Site
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture; A Slave Ship Speaks: The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie (JSTOR registration required)
Mary K. Feeney, "Black History, Powerfully Displayed", Washington Post, September 2, 2005.
Chris Kaltenbach, Lewis museum to open with `Slave Ship', The Baltimore Sun, June 2, 2005.

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[1] "Support the Museum." Reginald F. Lewis Museum. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

[Taylor-2] 1 2 Taylor, Asha (July 18, 2005). "Baltimore Celebrates Opening of Maryland Black History Museum Named For Late Business Tycoon Reginald F. Lewis". Jet. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

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